Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Falkirk Council
Abbotsford House, David's Loan
Falkirk
FK1 7YZ
Telephone
+44 1324506566
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM76 - Falkirk
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00184
one.1) Name and addresses
Falkirk Community Trust
The Falkirk Community Stadium , 4 Stadium Way
Falkirk
FK2 9EE
hello@falkirkcommunitytrust.org
Telephone
+44 1324590909
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM76 - Falkirk
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA20902
one.1) Name and addresses
South East of Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran)
Area 3D (Bridge), Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
Telephone
+44 1315245150
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA13442
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Occupational Health Services
Reference number
CHS/069/21
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Falkirk Council is leading a procurement on its own account and on behalf of Falkirk Community Trust and SESTRAN to secure a provider of Occupational Health Services, to enable each organisation to meet their duties and responsibilities for the health, safety, and welfare of their employees.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,100,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85147000 - Company health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM76 - Falkirk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Falkirk Council is leading a procurement on its own account and on behalf of Falkirk Community Trust and SESTRAN to secure a provider of Occupational Health Services, to enable each organisation to meet their duties and responsibilities for the health, safety, and welfare of their employees. Falkirk Council provides Human Resources support to Falkirk Community Trust and SESTRAN.
Falkirk Council has a workforce of c7000 employed across a range of services, including schools, social work, housing & building maintenance, cleansing/refuse collection, catering & cleaning, environmental services, and a range of support services, as well as c500 trainees in the Employment Training Unit (ETU).
There are an additional c500 employed within Falkirk Community Trust (FCT) and SESTRAN.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The estimated value of GBP1.2M is for 5 years.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-005339
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CHS/069/21
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
6 July 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Working on Wellbeing trading as Optima Health
Grosvenor House, Prospect Hill
Redditch
B97 4DL
Telephone
+44 7875809652
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,100,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,100,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:706409)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Falkirk Sheriff Court
Main Street
Falkirk
FK1 4AR
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. Falkirk Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.